Triangular screwdriver handle

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of the triangular screwdriver handle constituting our new design, the shank, the reversing ring and the end cap in phantom and thus not forming part of the claimed invention;

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof, the other side being identical;

FIG. 4 is a front view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a rear view thereof.

Referenced Cited
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Foreign Patent Documents
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Other references
  • Copies of photographs of TOPLUS three-sided tool handle. Copies of photographs of four-sided tool handle with teardrop-shaped design on each side. Copies of photographs of four-sided tool handle with ribs on each side. Proto Tool catalog page, "Screwdrivers" 1969. Techni-Tool catalog page, "AISI 6150 Chrome Van" 1984.
Patent History
Patent number: D398507
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 11, 1996
Date of Patent: Sep 22, 1998
Assignee: Snap-on Technologies, Inc. (Lincolnshire, IL)
Inventors: Christopher D. Thompson (Milwaukee, WI), Daniel M. Eggert (Kenosha, WI), Timm R. Herman (Columbus, GA)
Primary Examiner: Philip S. Hyder
Law Firm: Emrich & Dithmar
Application Number: 0/51,465
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D 8/83; D8/107
International Classification: 0804;